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Hemoglobin
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Volume 39, 2015 - Issue 2
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Original Article

A New Krüppel-Like Factor 1 Mutation (c.947G > A or p.C316Y) in Humans Causes β-Thalassemia Minor

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Pages 121-126 | Received 27 Jul 2014, Accepted 09 Sep 2014, Published online: 18 Feb 2015

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